Staff Instrumentation Engineer

At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!
We are looking for a Staff Instrumentation Engineer with experience instrumenting complex aircraft and aerospace systems to join us in testing and certifying a new class of all-electric personal aircraft.     

Why we need you:

• As a member of the Flight Test and Operations team, you will be working closely with Certification, Systems Engineering, and cognizant engineers from Avionics, Electric Propulsion, Structural, Aerodynamics, and Controls teams to validate and verify a revolutionary new aircraft design. 
• Your role will involve interpreting certification requirements, identifying applicable industry guidance, and applying your knowledge of Wisk’s flight test instrumentation to show compliance to the certification authority. Leveraging your experience, you will develop installations, methods, and systems to demonstrate our Generation 6 aircraft meets the certification requirements. 
• You will support test program scheduling, participate in test execution, and ensure flight test data is accurate and complete.  You will mentor other flight test personnel on current industry practices for flight test instrumentation and support writing updates to company Standard Operating Procedures.

What you will do:

• Work with engineering to design an instrumentation system to achieve test requirements
• Identify test requirements and determine test methods
• Identify required products, systems, components, materials, and manufacturing processes / technologies
• Generate electrical schematics using design and simulation tools
• Create instrumentation system documentation and procedures
• Develop instrumentation architectural block diagrams
• Support and coordinate system / component design
• Support Instrumentation Technicians with fabrication, integration, modification, setup, and checkout
• Obtaining flight clearances from the customer for installed configurations, defining methods for internal flight clearances
• Troubleshooting and resolving instrumentation system, transducer, and test-related problems
• Analyze, review, and validate test data to ensure flight test instrumentation hardware and software readiness
• Interface with project / program team members and management
• Work under general direction and train other Flight Test teammates to assist in these roles

What you have done:

• Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics.
• This position has responsibility to build and monitor color coded safety analysis displays to support real time test missions. Candidates are required to be able to accurately differentiate between Red/Orange/Yellow/Green/Blue etc colors for safety of flight and safety of test displays during real time flight test missions
• 8 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficiency in data analysis with MATLAB, Python, or other scripting tools
• Familiarity with the aircraft development process and planning documents of ARP4754A/ ED-79A
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and manage tasks to successful completion in challenging cross functional environments
• Experience managing deficiencies, limitations and restrictions in a flight test environment

Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering 
• Certification flight test experience
• 3+ years of experience designing special test equipment for flight programs and supporting proposals 
• Proficiency with NX, JIRA andTeamCenter
• 5+ years of experience with precision test and measurement devices 
• 5+ years of experience with flight test, flight operations, or system test

Who you are:

• You are a highly motivated, self starting individual with a broad set of skills and never afraid of facing complex technical challenges
• You are a solution oriented individual with a strong analytical mindset
• You have strong communication skills and can easily tailor your communications to suit the audience
• You can adapt quickly or propose changes needed to achieve early results in a timely fashion
• You embrace challenges and take commitments and deliver results within reasonable expectations
• You are a positive tea